University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Alumni had breakfast at the Quadrangle Club. Miss Blanche Swingley was toast-mistress and the speakers were Miss Estelle Lutrell '96, Miss Alice VVinston '98, Miss julia Dumke '98, Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, Mrs. Leila F. Mallory and Miss Marion Fair- man 'OI. At 11:15 the procession of faculties, trustees, guests, councilors, band, and marshals escorted the Founder and the President to the site of the press building. Here, after the President's introductory statement and the recital by Dr. Goodspeed of the list of articles deposited in the copper box, the corner-stone was set by Mr. Newman Miller, the Director of the University Press. Professor Laughlin then in the corner-stone address spoke of the educational and cultural value of printing. The procession moved to where Hitchcock Hall was being erected. Mrs. Hitchcock laid the corner-stone, Professor Shorey delivered the address, paying an eloquent and affecting tribute to his father's college chum, Charles Hitchcock, and to the woman who gave the building as an expres- sion of her love for her husband and for the under-graduate men of the University. The assembly proceeded to Nancy Foster Hall where Mr. George E. Adams, in behalf of Mrs. Foster presented the keys of the completed building to the President. Mrs. Alice Free- man Palmer. the University's nrst Dean of XVOmen, then delivered the dedicatory address. After these exercises, the University's guests crowded into Foster for luncheon. At 1 :go in Cobb Hall the business meeting of the Alumni Association was held. Professor Henderson in the absence of President Buzzell welcomed the class of '01 into the organizationg Mr. Owen E. Hotle responded for his class. At 2:30 Class Day exercises were held at the Stone Bench. After the singing of Chicago songs and of the class song, Mr. Curtis R. Manning read the history and Miss Nellie Williams handed down the Cap and Gown to Miss Edna L. Stevens of '02, Mr. Bertram G. Nelson in accepting the care of the Senior Bench, spoke for 'o2. The president of the class, Mr. Arthur E. Bestor, presented to the University a tablet to the memory of Stephen A. Douglas, the founder of the Old Univer- sity of Chicago. For the University, Mr. Franklin MacVeagh replied. These exercises concluded with more songs and yells, including the taunts of the juniors who had lowered the Senior Hag from the staff on the tower of Ryerson. At 3:30 the classes of '66, 171, '76, '81, '86 and '96 held reunions in Cobb. The band at 4 o'clock, gave another concert on Marshall Field while the team defeated Northwestern. The Alumni Association held its banquet at tbe Quadrangle Club. Between courses the president, Mr. Charles Sumner Pike '96, Miss Ruth Vail '01, Mr. Theodore G. Soares VQ4, G., responded to toasts. By the time the last course was served the hour for the second performance of A' As You Like It had arrived. Sunday morning at a bible service the President, Professor Moulton, and Professor Mathews discussed Sacred Wisdom. The President delivered the address at the Baccalaureate Service. In the afternoon the Decennial Vespers were held in the convo- cation tent. Addresses were made by the Reverend Marcus Dods, D D., of Edinburgh, the Reverend Elisha Benjamin Andrews, D.D., LL.D., of Nebraska, the Reverend Pro- fessor Emil G. Hirsch, Ph.D., and the Reverend Professor Eri B. Hulbert, D.D. The University band and a decennial chrous under Mr. Lester Bartlett jones furnished music. Miss jane Addams and the Reverend Ernest M. Stires addressed the union meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. XV. C. A., in the evening. Monday was Educational Day. The annual address before Phi Beta Kappa was delivered by President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the,University of California. At 10:30 Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska, President George E. MacLean of the State University of Iowa, President Charles F. Thwing of Western Reserve University and Professor'Albion VV. Small addressed an educational conference concerning 'C0llege and University Problems. At noon Professor Nicholas Murray Butler of II

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Professor Frank Frost Abbott of Yale received the nrst appointment to a position on a facultyg he was made University Examiner and Associate Professor of Latin, july 1, ISQI. The following months were filled with events, the Ogden estate gave something more than half a million for a Graduate School of Science, in Berlin President Harper secured the large Calvary Libraryf' the faculties were organizedg ground for the Hrst building was broken November 26, ISQXQ Mr. Sidney Kent donated a building to be devoted to chemistry: Mr. Rockefeller pledged a second million dollars, within ninety days after Mr. Fields' donation of 3IO0,000, one million dollars were pledged by Chicago- ans. Mr. George C. 'Walker presented a museum, Mr. Silas B. Cobb gave a recitation building: Mr. Ryerson subscribed for a laboratory, Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly, Mrs. Nancy Foster, Mrs. Beecher, Mrs. Snell, each gave a dormitoryg and on the eighty-ninth day the eifort to raise the million dollars was dramatically concluded in the meeting of the Board of Trustees when a gift was announced from the vice-president of the Board. On October 1, 1892, the l'niversity opened its doors to students. U The Decennial Celebration -3-iexffgigjj -24351 ECAVSE the University of Chicago began its academic existence in 1891 with the appointment of the first officers of instruction, in june IQOI, the university celebrated the completion of the first ten years of its life. For this celebration, nve days, June 14, 15, 16, 17, IS, were set C apart, and all tive days were Hlled, except for a few minutes avail- able before breakfast, with suitable exercises, in the arrangement of which, as Professor Vincent asserts, the committee was guided by the principle: When in doubt, lay a corner stone. The exercises were for the most part held in the open air, chiedy in a tent pitched in the hollow north of Haskell and in a huge tent in the center of the campus. Because of the outdoor nature of the ceremonies the success of the celebration was largely aided by the delightful weather which prevailed during the five days, the only rain that fell disturbed for a very few minutes the candi- dates for degrees who were sitting under the hole at the center pole of the convocation tent. Junior College Day began with the Inter-fraternity and Inter-house Athletic meets on Marshall Field. Phi Delta Theta won the former and Washington House the latter. At 12:30 the members of the junior College gathered about the steps of Walker to see planted the ivy brought from the Poet's Walk at Oxford. Mr. Thomas J. Hair, the chair- man of thel day presided. Miss Kate Wilson recited the Ivy Poem: Miss Edna Robin- son delivered the spade to Mr. Clifford W. Gaylord, and Mr. Claude C. Nuckols concluded the ivy exercises with the Ivy Oration. At 2 o'clock in Rosalie Hall, the Dramatic Club, under the direction of Mr. Stanley Davies, presented L' A Night Off, with much credit to themselves and to the University. The base-ball team, at 4 o'clock, added to the Decennial joys by defeating Vfisconsin on Marshall Field. In the evening the perform- ance of As You Like lt, was given in the tent in the Graduate Quadrangle and at 9 o'clock the junior Promenade was held at the Chicago Beach Hotel. Mr. Platt M. Conrad was the chairman Of the Promenade. Saturday morning about 7 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller arriving at the presi- dent's house were greeted Cunofliciallyj by a double line of girls from the halls who sang, cheered, yelled, and waved their handkerchiefs. At 9:50 the Chicago branch of the IO -

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Columbia, delivered in Kentthe address at the ofncial opening of the School of Education. The meeting adjourned to Scammon Court where the President and Director Francis Wayland Parker made 'statements and soil was turned for the new buildings. In the afternoon various conferences were held at which these men spoke : Professor jacob Henry Van t'Hoff of Berlin, Director Charles Doolittle NValcott of the United States Geo- logical Survey, Professor Basil L. Gildersleeve of johns Hopkins, Professor George Lyman Kittredge of Harvard. Reverend Marcus Dods of Edinburgh, Reverend William Newton Clarke of Colgate, His Excellency, M. jules Cambon, French ambassador. At 4 o'clock the base-ball team meet defeat at the hands of the Michigan team. After the game the President gave a dinner to official guests at the Quadrangle Club. ln the evening the weather was perfect for the brilliant convocation reception. Nearly all of the two thous- and windows facing the campus were illuminated 5 the convocation tent was fairly burst- ing with light. From a band-stand near Haskell, the band rendered a concert program which won it great praise as a musical organization, inside of the tent an elegant assemblage of more than three thousand people crowded up among the palms to the platform where stood tl1e receiving party: the president, Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller, Mr. and Mrs. Ryerson, and Dean Judson. The nnal day of the celebration opened with the Graduate Matutinal. At 9:30 the faculties, trustees, councilors, marshals, Dr. D. K. Pearsons, Mr. Rockefeller and other guests, marched to the Club House corner. From a platform erected above the founda- tion of the tower, the President announced that tl1e Commons had been provided by a Chicago business man, that Mr. john J. Mitchell was the donor of the Tower, that the money for the Club House had been given by the estate of joseph Reynolds, and that Leon Mandel presented the Assembly Hall. The COII11l10l1S corner-stone was set by Mr. James Milton Sheldon and the address was delivered ,by Professor Albion XV. Small. That of the Tower was laid by Mr. joseph Chalmers Hazeng and Professor Richard Green Moulton gave the address. Mr. David Alla11 Robertson was the layer of the Students' Club House corner-stone and at this ceremony Professor George Edgar Vincent delivered the address. At Leon Mandel Assembly Hall, Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch delivered the address after Mr. Henry Magee Adkinson had set the stone. Immediately after these exercises the procession to the convocation tent was formed. Decennial addresses were made by : President Martin A. Ryerson for the Board of Trustees, Professor Frank F. Abbott, in behalf of the Faculties. Mr. Arthur E. Bestor for the Studems and Alumni, Mr. George E. Adams for the city of Chicago. President Harper introduced the founder of the University. When Mr. Rocke- feller arose to speak the whole audience arose in a body and remained standing until he reached the speaker's desk. The founder congratulated the University on its president, its board of trustees, its faculties, he gave some sensible advice to the students, he closed with praise for Chicago, Long may she live to foster and develop this sturdy repre- sentative of her enterprise and public spirit. After the Convocation the Congregation dinner was held in the As You Like It tent. Professor Chamberlain was toast-master. Mr. Rockefeller in a speech kindly and wittily declared that he did not regard the Univer- sity as the New Englander regarded a burying ground, a place where those who were in couldn't get out, and those who were out didn't want to get in, for he was in it and didn't want to get out. In closing he proposed three cheers for Andrew Carnegie, Who has contributed more to education and other good causes in America than any other man. The cheers were given heartily, but with boomerang effect they returned to john D. Rockfeller. When the President arose to speak, the founder led the audience in aris- lng to cheer him. President Harper briefly reminded the University of the share Mrs. Rockefeller had in the founding of the Pniversity and the share she had in gratitude for the founding of the institution. Then drawing out his watch, the President declared that it was three minutes past five, that the summer quarter had already begun, that the Decennial Celebration was of the past. I2